Chapter Four

Note: If you read Chapter 3 before tonight (10-7-2013; 6:40 in California) you may want to go back and reread it, at the part where Harley stammers, "B-B-But we made it, Ivy!" because I changed something that's sort of important :D

I took a step back, "What? I didn't see any spores or flytraps or whatever!"

"See for yourself," Red Robin answered, and without waitin' for my consent, he jumped out the window. I hesitated for a minute, wonderin' if this was some sorta trap. But I decided to follow him anyway. I walked up to the window, climbed onto the sill, and pushed off. Somersaultin' gracefully through the air, I alighted near a dusty white Ferris wheel. Red Robin was a few feet away, and he beckoned me over. I cartwheeled over to where he was and crossed my arms.

"So? I don't see no stupid plants anywhere."

"Are you so sure?" Red Robin asked as he pointed out several deadly poison plants, camouflaged against the green of a carnival booth.

Unbelievin', I ran to where the plants were to make sure they weren't fake, "Yer playin' some sorta prank. Why would Ivy do this? She neva liked Mr. J, but I neva would'a thought she'd pull somethin' like sabotagin' our weddin'!"

Red Robin didn't look surprised to hear the news about the weddin'. Of course he wasn't. He was trained by Bats, plus Nightwing knew already and would'a told Red Robin by now, "There are hundreds more just like those."

We hopped over rickety roller coasters and old carousels, the colors long since faded from the desolate carnival. As we were passin' a forsaken cotton candy cart, I snatched a bag of stale candy and ripped it open. Hey, I wasn't gonna follow a Robin on this wild goose chase on an empty stomach! I popped a tuft of the fluffy pink ball into my mouth and let it melt on my tongue.

"Hey, Robbie, ya want some?" I offered.

"I'll pass," he called back as we traversed the park and he showed me more and more deadly plants.

"This is a trick!" I cried. "Ivy was pretty ticked, but she would neva do this!"

"Believe it, because she's the only one who could've done this."

"It could'a been Floronic Man or somethin'!" I persisted. "But not her! Not Ivy!"

Red Robin only shook his head.

"Why do you care? Why are ya tellin' me this?!" I threw my cotton candy at him. "You're tryin' to mess with my head! You're tryin' to ruin my big day!"

"I wanted you to see how even those closest to you can betray you."

I screamed, "You're talkin' about Mista J, aren't ya?! You're no different from her! And you're tryin' to turn me against him! I'm not callin' off the weddin', and I'm not gonna fall for your little tricks!"

"Harley," Red Robin said, movin' in closer. "you already have."

I heard the sickenin' metal click of handcuffs, and the color drained from my face. I had just fallen for one of the oldest tricks in the Bat Family book!

"Puddin' will break me out!" I quipped. "He loves me!" I slipped my fingers into my back pocket.

"Your 'puddin' is going to be too busy trying to break himself out. As we speak, he's being apprehended by Batman."

"Ha!" I smirked. "The B-man doesn't stand a chance." I wrapped my fingers around the cold metal stick in the depths of my pocket.

"Have fun spending your honeymoon in Arkham," he said, and flashed me a grin.

"Have fun burning in Hell," I rejoined as my thumb pushed down on the trigger of the metal detonator in my pocket.

I think the best thing that happened to me all day was seein' the look on his face.